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Clutch pedal feels weak/slack. 1.4 BXW engine

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The last few days when I've been driving the clutch pedal goes right down and you can hear it knock as it hits the final travel.

 

It presses down really easy and doesn't feel like it's got much resistance.

 

It still drives and changes gears ok, but it just feels strange how fast it drops down with little effort.

 

Could this be that the clutch hydraulics need bleeding and checking for leaks.

 

The master cylinder fluid hasn't gone down.

 

Hope someone can point me in the right direction.

 

Thanks

 

The clutch pressure plate or "cover" might have suffered a failure like a crack/split in the diaphragm - although that would lead to the clutch slipping if you were hard on it, like "booting it" when in 4th gear at low road speeds.

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Thanks rum4mo.

 

I'm going to have a good check on it from the pedal to the gearbox when it finally stops raining here in Lancashire. 

 

I'm hoping it's something and nothing, but Ive been pricing all the bits that it might be to prepare myself for the worst case scenario. :)

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